local farmers market recipes

When life gives you spinach, make pesto. Spinach is back at the market thanks to our friends at Johnson’s Backyard Garden. One way to get the kids to gobble up this leafy green is on this Spinach Pesto & Bacon Pizza. Spinach is loaded with flavor and Vitamin A, K, C, and iron, as well as Folate, Beta Carotene, and Manganese. Pick some up at the market this Sunday!
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Beautiful florets and stalks of broccoli are all over the market now. This recipe is light, healthy, and comes together easily. Dip in some freshly chopped carrots, beets, and crackers, spread it on your next sandwich, or even make it for the BIG game this Sunday! Broccoli is high in Fiber, Potassium, and loaded with Vitamin C.
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As much as resolutions might intimidate us, the new year brings opportunities for change. In 2015, we are all thinking about food, nutrition, and the affect of our lives on the environment. But the reality is that change isn’t always easy. That’s why the asset of a farmers market in your community is so valuable. By bringing farmers and food artisans to your neighborhood, the market helps make new choices and best intentions attainable.

This year at Lone Star Farmers Market our goal is to make it easy, sensible, and fun to buy food that is healthy and sustainable and good for small business. We’re also providing a wonderful way for you to spend time with friends and family, and meet the people who bring all the bounty to you. Sundays at the market are the perfect opportunity to carve out time, slow things down and enjoy a new way of shopping, eating, cooking…even living.

We wish you the best this year, and will work to bring you the best of what our region has to offer! Watch this newsletter to stay informed of what’s happening at the market this year. ~ Gina Harlow of Peaches and Prosciutto

Brussels Sprouts are back at the market thanks to Johnson’s Backyard Garden. The best way to cook them is by roasting and this Maple Sesame Miso Brussels Sprouts dish doesn’t disappoint. It’s perfect for an easy weeknight side dish or to go with your next meal ~ sweet and slightly tangy brussels sprouts, try these today.
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Pick up some Maple Syrup and Carrots at the market and you’ve got a crowd pleasing side dish for your Thanksgiving Day table and beyond.
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The red peppers from Winfield Farm are so lovely right now and full of sweet peppery goodness, vitamin C, vitamin E, and six healthy carotenoids –– alpha-carotene, beta-carotene, lycopene, lutein, cryptoxanthin and zeaxanthin. With the holiday party season right around the corner comes a time full of delicious foods to share. Try this Roasted Red Pepper & Cilantro Crostini at your next event.
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These twice baked sweet potatoes loaded up with salty bacon and sweet maple cream are sure to please your family this fall. Hearty enough to be a full meal or serve them as a side at your next autumn soirée.
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It’s not only fall, but it’s officially baking season. This Molasses Pumpkin Ale Beer Bread is sure to warm the house up with smells of autumn and please the palate with its slight sweetness. Grab some pumpkins from the market and if you want try the Sorghum from Richardson Farms in place of the molasses, the results will be delicious. Serve this along side a hearty soup or use it for a side dish to dinner.
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Crispy and sweet with a kick –– Cajun Sweet Potato Chips. Use them as a side dish or for just a snack.

Sweet Potatoes are loaded with Vitamin A, C and Beta Carotene and are naturally low in fat and high in fiber. Sweet Potatoes are not in the yam family nor are they related to regular potatoes. It’s a starchy, sweet tasting root vegetable that is highly diverse. It can be roasted, fried, mashed, baked, stuffed, wedged and so much more. The tops, or greens of the sweet potato can also be eaten simply sauté with a little olive oil, salt, and pepper.

Anyone else ready for fall? This is perhaps one of my favorite soups to make during this time of the year. Slightly cooler days and nights are around the corner and the market produce is beginning to change into more hearty fare. Butternut squash accented with apples gives this just the right amount of sweetness, flavor, and texture to get you in the mood for some sweater weather.